M 4.9 in Kyrgyzstan on 20 Nov 2015 04:45 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 40.79 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.3744 , 73.2026
Event Date: 20 Nov 2015 04:45 UTC
20 Nov 2015 10:45 Local
Exposed Population:
3883756 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 20 Nov 2015 05:09 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0.2 0.2
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1107541 0.2 20 Nov 2015 04:45 4.9M, 40.79km N/A 3.9 million (in 100km) 00:23 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Kyrgyzstan , Region of Osh (population 2,114,741) . The nearest places are Kichitaldyk, Bardu, and Sarkisar.

Radius Population
100 km 3.9 million people
75 km 2 million people
50 km 940000 people
20 km 11000 people
10 km 3900 people
5 km <1000 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Osh Kyrgyzstan 2.1 million people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kichitaldyk Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 6 km
Bardu Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 6 km
Sarkisar Osh Kyrgyzstan Village - 7 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Osh East 1067 34 km
Osh West 914 42 km
Osh OSS 866 Civ. Paved Yes 8500 43 km
Tortkul 914 50 km

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
Papanskaya Akbura 1985 27 km

More information

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